How to Use magic in a Sentence

magic

1 of 3 noun
  • Both pitchers, though they are older, haven't lost their magic.
  • Add your magic and do your thing.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But the wild ride was part of the magic.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Where does the magic come from?
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But chefs are just one half of the magic.
    Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • There is magic in the words, still.
    Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • These are the flaws that make the magic.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, maybe that's the magic.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But that’s kind of the magic of all of this.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 4 May 2026
  • And then … the mid-round magic.
    Cam Inmam, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That’s all part of magic, though.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Which, to me, was akin to pure magic.
    Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Thank you to the cast & crew for all your magic.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The park's fun and magic doesn’t stop there!
    Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And there is a magic to what Joaquin does.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Dan’s scripts were very tight and very clear – but there was room for magic.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 1 June 2026
  • For Bruce, that's part of the park's magic.
    Derek James, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • But this is no reason not to share your magic.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The magic is that there is no magic.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • But the true magic was in the access.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Lavrenov said there is no magic to his game.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Those little things to kind of keep the magic in life.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • Those little things to kind of keep the magic in life.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • This boom is less about magic and more about meaning.
    Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And it's just been two years of utter magic.
    Faith Salie, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • But this is a lesson on that magic.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Thank you for making this set my place of magic and my home.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Just stir some in and watch the magic happen.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Pop your jars in the fridge and let the brine work its magic for about two days.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Pop your jars in the fridge and let the brine work its magic for about two days.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

magic

2 of 3 adjective
  • There is no magic solution to these problems.
  • Like a girl who’s seen a magic trick.
    Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Jokes and pranks and magic tricks.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Modig doesn't point to a magic pill.
    Cameron Schoppa sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • To me, that just feels like a magic trick.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That’s where the magic dust lies.
    New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Who says that movies aren’t magic?
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • And who doesn't love a magic dessert?
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • It's just got some crazy magic thing about it.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no place this magic school bus can’t go!
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And is there a magic number that is the right amount?
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • Their magic number to clinch the fifth seed is two.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The whole store was like a giant magic hat.
    Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • That was magic, but that magic is gone.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the light turned a magic gold as the sun sank.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • There isn’t a magic moment where this ends.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • The broth the flautas are served in is magic, sipped straight from the bowl.
    Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Abrasive pads, steel wool, and even magic erasers can wear down the paint over time.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There is no magic number at which debt becomes too much.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 May 2026
  • The dog returns to earth thanks to a magic watch that can be rewound.
    Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The moment is going to feel like a small magic trick.
    Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Zoom script readings are magic.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
  • Not for him the magic elixirs and fads of his biohacking brethren.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The first of his magic powers was the breadth and depth of his knowledge.
    Daniel Schiappa, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • One-pot pasta is magic to our busy weeknight ears.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But clusters alone aren't magic.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No one got a look inside my magic folder.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • No one got a look inside my magic folder.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
  • On-time debt payments aren’t a magic fix for your credit score.
    Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Just enter a quick prompt and press the magic button.
    Big Think, 28 Jan. 2026

magic

3 of 3 verb
  • And the shots alone won’t magic away the scars of damaged tissue or the numbing heft of depression brought on by months of sickness.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Fragrances are highly evocative of times, places and memories, and can magic up many a Proustian moment.
    Kristin Larson, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Her latest chart-toppers have held steady across Halloween week — a fitting flex for a pop sorceress who’s made chart magic her signature move.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The editor tried to magic away the controversy by claiming that the essay had been intended as satire, an obvious lie.
    Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 16 July 2019
  • Like most restaurants, high-end sushi counters survived the earliest part of the pandemic by cutting all that magic away and focusing on takeout.
    New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The book opens the door to magic and brings readers inside its world by revealing the artistry, inside history, and fascinating traditions of a subject long shrouded in mystery.
    cleveland, 18 Mar. 2022

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